It’s six o’clock on a Monday, the regular crowd shuffles in.
A sold-out crowd shuffled into Sag Harbor Cinema on Monday evening for a sneak preview of “Billy Joel: Live at Yankee Stadium,” a re-edited film of the Piano Man’s 1990 concert. The Sag Harbor crowd included Billy Joel himself.
“I’m taking my wife to the movies,” Joel told Newsday before entering the theater.
Joel – who owns a home in Sag Harbor, a village on Long Island’s East End – arrived shortly before the 6 p.m. start. With a bucket of popcorn in one hand and a cup of soda in the other, he took his seat, sixth-row center, next to his wife Alexis.
The 73-year-old Joel then relived one of his most iconic performances, the big screen playing a memory from when he wore a younger man’s clothes.
The crowd in the 240-seat theater applauded after each song, some even swung their arms in unison during “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant” as they were waving Brenda and Eddie goodbye.
The footage of the concert, shot using 16mm film during Joel’s two concerts at Yankee Stadium in June of 1990, originally aired as a Disney Special. The re-edited film, featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, was re-mixed in 4K with Dolby Atmos audio and will be in theaters for a two-night only event on Oct. 5 and Oct. 9.
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